Zuwarah

Zuwarah Detention Centre (زوارة)

Libya

Status

In use

2020

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration

Management: Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Accompanied minors, Unaccompanied minors, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Reported population Capacity Deaths at facility
430

11 July 2018

No Data
No Data
Libya

1,552

Refugees

42,908

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Zuwarah Detention Centre (زوارة)
Location

Country: Libya

City & Region: Zuwarah, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 32.938242, 12.063675

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2018

Status In use

2017

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2015

Status In use

2009
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2009
Management

Name Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration

Type Governmental

2018
Custodial Authorities

Agency Departments of Anti-Infiltration and Illegal Immigration

Ministry Ministry of Interior

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2009
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider IOM

Service Social services

2017

Provider IOM

Service Health care

2017

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2018

Name Adult women

2018

Name Accompanied minors

2018

Name Unaccompanied minors

2018
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
430
11 July 2018

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2009

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2018
Age Segregation

Yes

2018

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
International Organization for Migration
2018
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2018

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